“We don't really have anything like it that exists here in New Mexico. It's very hard for young people to find treatment for substance abuse,” said Jennifer Weiss of the Heroin Action Committee.

The plan is to build a long-term treatment facility for teens struggling with substance abuse. It would house those ages 14 to 21 and provide them with the tools Weiss said they need to rebuild their lives.

“They'll have resources for job training and job trades and trying to find employment so they can do the things normal teenagers would do and should be doing before their lives got mixed up with drugs,” Weiss said.

The state legislature allocated about $800,000 to the group to go toward building the facility.

One of the last hurdles the group faces is picking a site. Weiss is working with Bernalillo County to figure out just that. She wants a place where teens can feel comfortable to grow and heal.

“We are looking for a place that has a lot of acreages, a place where we can have gardens maybe even equestrian therapy,” Weiss said.

She will meet with the county on Monday to pick a possible location. If everything goes smoothly, Weiss predicts construction could start by the end of the year.

COUNTRY--- MORE TEENS DIE HERE FROM OVERDOSES, THAN CAR ACCIDENTS. NEW AT TEN--- ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MIKE SPRINGER SHOWS US HOW ONE GROUP IS WORKING TO GIVE THESE TEENS A FIGHTING CHANCE. JENNIFER WEISS HAS SEEN THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE FIRST HAND. HER 18 YEAR OLD SON CAMERON OVERDOSED ON HEROIN IN 2011. TODAY, SHE'S TEAMED UP WITH OTHER PARENTS WHO SHARE SIMILAR STORIES TO FORM THE HEROIN AWARENESS COMMITTEE. THE GROUP IS WORKING TO BUILD A TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR TEENS. we don't really have anything like it that exists here in new mexico. It's very hard for young people to find treatment for substance abuse. THE PLAN IS TO BUILD A LONG-TERM TREATMENT FACILITY. IT WOULD HOUSE KIDS FROM 14 TO 21 WHO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TOOLS WEISS SAYS THEY NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. they'll have resources for job training and job trades and trying to find employment so they can do the things normal teenagers would do and should be doing before their lives got mixed up with drugs the group got about $800 thousand dollars in funding from the legislature. The money will go towards buying the land and building the facility ONE OF THE LAST HURDLES IS PICKING A SITE. WEISS IS WORKING WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY TO FIGURE IT OUT. SHE WANTS A PLACE WHERE TEENS CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE TO GROW AND HEAL. so we are looking for a place that has a lot of acreages, a place where we can have gardens maybe even equestrian therapy SHE'LL MEET WITH COUNTY TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE LOCATION ON MONDAY IN SOUTH EAST ALBUQUERQUE, MIKE SPRINGER, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS WEISS SAYS THE GROUP IS HOLDING A GOLF TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 14TH, TO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. SHE'S HOPING TO RAISE ABOUT $200 THOUSAND DOLLARS, ALL THE FUNDS WILL GO TO THE FACILITY